Mississippi acorn crop

2023 Mississippi mast crop report.

Annual snapshot of acorn and hard-mast production for Mississippi during the 2023 hunting season — and what it meant for stand-site selection.

Annual mast report

2023

Poor

White oak

Failure

Red oak

Poor

Other mast

Poor

Regional notes

Major Southeast white oak failure; deer concentrated heavily on plots and ag.

Hunter implication

Concentrate on remaining food sources. Food plots, ag fields, persimmons, and isolated mast pockets become high-traffic stand sites. Expect competition from other hunters who notice the same thing.

How to hunt this year

How to hunt a poor mast year in Mississippi.

Concentrate on remaining food sources. Food plots, ag fields, persimmons, and any isolated mast pockets become high-traffic stand sites. Expect more competition from other hunters who notice the same thing.

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